Ben Horrow
I'm a die-hard Phillies fan from Lower Merion, PA, home of Kobe Bryant and the "main line". I graduated from the University of Rochester with a degree in european history, and a minor in debating sports with Boston and New York fans. In addition to TBOH I also write for www.beyondtheboxscore.com and www.summerpastime.com. Follow me on Twitter/Facebook/Google+
The Phillies enter Thursday night with a subpar record of 19-22 following their most recent loss to the slugging Indians of Cleveland.
After finishing the 2012 season at exactly .500, Phillies fans wanted…Read More
Jessie Biddle, Adam Morgan, Maikel Franco, and Roman Quinn. What do these players have in common?
They represent 4 of the Phillies top 10 prospects coming into the 2013 season as ranked by Jason Parks…Read More
Generally, in the course of a 9-inning baseball game, the starting attempts to throw as many productive and efficient innings as possible.
Barring any external events such as injuries or delays, when…Read More
The Phillies have played 20 games thus far this season. Most seasons that would in no way be news, considering that 20 out of 162 covers only 12% of the season, but for the 2013 Phillies it means a great…Read More
The 2013 Major League Baseball season opened on the night of March 31st. It’s been 17 days since that time, and in that fortnight and a few days, the Philadelphia Phillies have managed 6 wins and…Read More
And more..
Everything starts in the beginning, and by everything, I’m including baseball games.
When filling…Read More
Hey you, you and everyone else in that cave, sheltered from the cold, it’s time come out. Baseball’s…Read More
Much has been written this spring about Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown. As a 22-year-old prospect,…Read More
Ruben Amaro and the Phillies made two significant roster moves today.
First, the team officially released…Read More
If you watched the Phillies in 2012, you know that Cliff Lee was both incredible and the unluckiest…Read More
As the Phillies move forward in Spring Training, coaches, front office counselor, scouts, and the like…Read More
As Spring Training moves forward, leading us generously to the start of the regular season, one question…Read More
When the Phillies signed righty John Lannan to a one-year contract worth $2.5 million on December 18th,…Read More
In speaking to other knowledgable Baseball fans, I often hear the phrase, “It’s Spring Training,…Read More
In March 2012, the Phillies knew that neither Chase Utley nor Ryan Howard would begin the season healthy…Read More
It’s Spring Training, that magical time of year when Baseball goes from rear view mirror image…Read More
The 2013 Phillies enter Spring Training having patched up some holes in their lineup during the offseason.…Read More